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It would be best to re-install all your PMDG add-ons altogether. Make sure you backup any liveries or saved flights you wish to keep first.

PMDG add-ons generally do not work well at all if copied around- I believe this is an anti-piracy measure. If you do copy them over, you may have some drastic side effects (landing gear will disappear, the cockpit will no longer be functional etc.).

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When you uninstall your PMDG products, do that from Control Panel in Windows then navigate to the simobjects folder in your FSX folder and manually delete the PMDG folder. This ensures that everything related to PMDG is deleted from your PC before you attempt a reinstall.

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Can I just copt the PMDG 777 and liveries tothe new folder or do I need to re-instll the PMDG 777?

Best not to. The OC actually archives all of your liveries in a hidden folder out of the way. When you're done reinstalling all of FSX, simply open up the OC and click Download (but note how quickly it "downloads" the livery - it's just pulling it over from the archive).

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Hello Mike, I thought PMDG777 has 2D cockpit to fly. I don't feel comfortable with 3D. Then PMDG 777 is not for my FSX. Thanks for your reply. On the another hand, I don't know how to sign Avsim with my full name and I don't see any member logged in with full name anyway.

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Tried to change signature but it appears: "You cannot change your display name until 30 April 2017 - 07:27 PM". So, just wait. I don't like Virtual Cockpit because too much challenges. I prefer 2D more comfortable since many years with FS2004 and FSX I used that cockpit.

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So maybe for FSX will be 2D and 3D. For the P3D is only 3D. Am I right?

Wrong. There's no reason why you cannot type your name until that silly forum rule elapses. The NGX is probably the last product to have a 2D panel. The MD-11, JS41, 777, DC-6 and 747v3 do not and PMDG has said on several occasions they are not going to include 2D.

Again, many of us go back in flight sim long before FS2004 and that's really a poor excuse. Guess you have to be satisfied with alternatives to PMDG.

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So maybe for FSX will be 2D and 3D. For the P3D is only 3D. Am I right?

No, sorry, the FSX version only has full VC, not a 2D cockpit as I explained above.

The 777 comes with camera views that make it easier to move around in the VC. You might want to post your system specs and/or check the PMDG minimum requirements to see if your computer will be able to handle this aircraft.

You don't need to change your display name, just your signature block -- go to your Profile, click on Edit Profile, then click on Signature on the left.

Mike

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I found "Signature" after editing My Profile. It looks like an exact window as I am replying here. Do you mean just to type my full name and save it? If so, what's the purposes since I want to be private.

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From http://www.precision...SX/ngx8900.html does the PMDG 737NGX -800/900 include 2D cockpit? Regardless on 2D or 3D view is there big difference? I guess the 737NGX is a realistic airplane too.

Yes, the PMDG NGX has a full 2D cockpit. It is as complex and realistic as the 777. It is somewhat harder to fly because it, like the real one, is much less automated. I'm not familiar with the specific computer you have, but it's probably a lot newer and faster than mine!

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